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Swanson School names 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecturer
Presented annually by Pitt’s Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, the series recognizes excellence in chemical education, outreach and research.
University of Pittsburgh Announces Commencement Speakers for 2018
On April 26, attorney David C. Frederick (A&S ’83) will speak at the graduate commencement ceremony, and on April 29, City of Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto (GSPIA ’11) will speak at the
Cardiologist's Creation Aims to Reduce Radiation Exposure From Stress Tests
Cardiologist Maliha Zahid aims to reduce the amount of radiation that patients are exposed to when undergoing diagnostic imaging. Her creation, to be used during cardiac stress tests, was a Pitt
HIV Prevention and Care Project marks a quarter century of work
The project has helped Pennsylvania set the national standard for integrated HIV planning.
Researchers shed new light on the neuroscience of paying attention
New Pitt research advances the understanding of how two seemingly different brain processes related to attention are more similar than previously thought.
Elaine Mormer received a Pennsylvania Speech-Language Hearing Association award
The audiology clinical education coordinator educates Pitt's health service staff about hearing loss and supervises students.
Todd Reeser was awarded a fellowship to conduct work in France
The highly competitive fellowship will provide him time to write his next book “Transgender France” and conduct archival work.
Interim President Selected for Bradford, Titusville Regional Campuses
Currently Pitt’s vice provost for special projects, Lawrence Feick joined Pitt in 1982 and has most recently served as provost liaison to all four of Pitt’s regional campuses.
Sustainability Week Events Showcase Dedication to Campus Green Initiatives
Sustainability Week festivities on campus, beginning Saturday, will bring awareness to how students, faculty, staff and neighbors can help to achieve Pitt’s sustainability goals.
Personalized Education Plans Earn Support
An app matching students to tutors and a Netflix-like recommendation system to find mentors are among the projects funded by the Office of the Provost’s first Personalized Education Grants Program.
Educators Team Up to Develop Flexible Curricula on Ethiopia for K-12 Students
Visits with artists, dancers and musicians and interviews with entrepreneurs and religious leaders helped teams of Pitt and Ethiopian educators create a set of lessons that teachers worldwide can use
Students’ Big Ideas Get a Boost With New Center, $2 Million Gift From Randall Family
At the 10th annual Randall Family Big Idea competition, 13 student teams were awarded a total of $100,000 for their inventions and innovations. A new Big Idea Center was also announced, set to open in
Four Pitt undergraduates received Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions
The program encourages thousands of students each year to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Dennis Doyle is among 20 Beinecke Scholars nationally
The junior will receive $4,000 now and $30,000 to pursue an MFA after graduating in April 2019.
Engineer Visits Recent Natural Disaster Sites for Insight on Infrastructure Improvements
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, damaging much of its energy infrastructure. Pitt’s Alexis Kwasinski visited the island and other sites of natural disasters to find ways to update energy
These researchers are revising how Americans get healthy
Pitt's John M. Jakicic and Kirk I. Erickson are updating the nation’s physical activity guidelines. Among their suggestions: Even a burst of activity for less than 10 minutes can help deskbound
Erika Forbes and Jennifer Silk were named Association for Psychological Science Fellows
Their election places them among the country’s most lauded researchers and teachers with over a decade of postdoctoral contributions.
Teaching Center Helps Students in Sicily Create 360-degree Tours of Archaeological Sites
What was once a standard research paper project during the Pitt in Sicily study abroad program has morphed into an immersive microdocumentary series created by students.
Research on Blood Clots Could Lead to Better Bleeding Control on the Battlefield and Beyond
Platelets — the body’s internal Band-Aids — are sometimes too effective at stopping bleeding, causing potentially dangerous clots. Matthew D. Neal, assistant professor of surgery and critical care
Department of Energy-backed research aims to boost Rust Belt manufacturers
Professor Götz Veser will lead the projects, with funding totaling nearly $10 million.
